The Future of JavaScript with Eric Elliott

“I think that anybody who’s not using universal JavaScript is wasting a ton of time and a ton of money, and it’s just a silly thing to do.”

Eric Elliott is a JavaScript advocate, and the author of Programming JavaScript Applications. He is also an entrepreneur tackling social issues including homelessness and inequality in the tech industry.

Questions

Why will not knowing programming be akin to illiteracy in the future?

Does it suffice to know how code works, or is it important for people to kno how to write code?